A Pabna court has placed four of the five alleged JMB members, arrested for attempting to murder a Christian priest in the district, under a five-day remand.
Judge Rezaul Karim of Pabna Cognisance Court 2 gave the order yesterday after the police produced them seeking a ten-day remand.
The remanded detainees are: Ziaur Rahman, 35; Shariful Islam, 22; Abdul Alim, 36; and Amzad Hossain, 30.
Meanwhile, Rakibul Islam Rabbi, 22, another arrested suspect, provided his confessional statement to the court yesterday.
The five suspects were arrested during separate drives in Pabna, Sirajganj and Dhaka, in connection with the murder attempt on church priest Luke Sarker in Pabna.
